Hognostication Playoffs 2014 - Hognosti-Bowl IX

[Deadskins]

Well, Countertrey and Deadskins made it to the big game, although they took vastly different roads to get there. CT coasted through the playoffs against sub-par opposition, while Deadskins downed the cream of the Hognosticating crop in nail-biters that were up in the air until the final whistle. Since Deadskins made it this far, he will now turn over the reins of commissionership to Irn-Bru. Both contestants will blindly submit their pick and point total to I-B in a PM, and once both choices are in (and are different), I-B will post them here. Once posted, the picks are locked. In the unlikely event of a tie (both picked the same team, and the final score falls evenly between their point totals) the winner will be the one who picked the lower score total. Picks are due by Friday the 24th at noon EST, to give everyone plenty of time to trash talk.

Congratulations to both of these winners, and good luck.

[Countertrey]

Who is this Irn-Bru you speak of?

[Deadskins]

Who is this Irn-Bru you speak of?

He's the best. Don't you open your mouth about the best, or I'm going to shut it for you real quick. THN!

[Countertrey]

Who is this Irn-Bru you speak of?

He's the best. Don't you open your mouth about the best, or I'm going to shut it for you real quick. THN!

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Is this the start of your Dickie Sherman bit? tick... tock...

[Deadskins]

This is a tough call. I keep going back and forth. I've settled on a point total, but I still don't know which team I'm going with.

[Countertrey]

This is a tough call. I keep going back and forth. I've settled on a point total, but I still don't know which team I'm going with.

Don't worry... you have until the end of March to make your decision...

[Deadskins]

This is a tough call. I keep going back and forth. I've settled on a point total, but I still don't know which team I'm going with.

Don't worry... you have until the end of March to make your decision...

Kewl, that takes all the pressure off.

[SkinsJock]

Big congrats to Countertrey - way to go and all the best for the HB ...


no worries with this one ...

[Countertrey]

Big congrats to Countertrey - way to go and all the best for the HB ...


no worries with this one ...

Thanks!

and, hey... reminder to DS (that would be Deadskins, not Dan Snyder): You only have like another 10 weeks to get your picks in...

I have set an alarm for you...

You could also use this Autopick button, if it's causing stress...

[Deadskins]

I guess we're just waiting on Irn-Bru now. That is, assuming you got your pick in on time. I was going to wait until March like you suggested, but I couldn't let you go unopposed for a fourth straight time.

[SkinsJock]

I look forward to the pick from the dead ... there's a reason he just made the 'playoffs' ...

[Irn-Bru]

We have a split. Should make it interesting:

CT: Denver, 46 pts
Deadman: Seattle, Seattle, 42 pts

[SkinsJock]

We have a split. Should make it interesting:

CT: Denver, 46 pts
Deadman: Seattle, Seattle, 42 pts

guess which one I think got it right ...

[Countertrey]

We have a split. Should make it interesting:

CT: Denver, 46 pts
Deadman: Seattle, Seattle, 42 pts

guess which one I think got it right ...

... Irn-Bru?

[Deadskins]

Did I take Seattle twice?

[Deadskins]

I really thought you were going to take Seattle, CT. Like I said, I've been going back and forth all week. I finally decided, defense wins championships, and bad weather (I knocked a FG off my original score) favored Seattle. Still, I have this nagging suspicion that the refs (aka Mara) want Manning to get another ring.

I'm actually rooting for Denver, because I don't want to see the Seahawks win.

Oh well, good luck, CT. At least SJ won't be taking down the crown.

[Countertrey]

Did I take Seattle twice?

You realize that they have to win twice for it to count, right?

[Countertrey]

I really thought you were going to take Seattle, CT. Like I said, I've been going back and forth all week. I finally decided, defense wins championships, and bad weather (I knocked a FG off my original score) favored Seattle. Still, I have this nagging suspicion that the refs (aka Mara) want Manning to get another ring.

I'm actually rooting for Denver, because I don't want to see the Seahawks win.

Oh well, good luck, CT.

I went back and forth, for that same reason... I think, generally, "Defense wins championships" is true... but this is Peyton Manning... who has two weeks to prepare.
Denver's defense is not bad, either... and Seattle would also have an uphill climb. I think it will be relatively low scoring (for a Denver game) due to Seattle's D... but I don't see Seattle's offense doing enough to overcome.

[SkinsJock]

I have my 'crown' and I can not express how much it means to me that it especially irks the dead man ...



I agree that Denver & Peyton are too much for Seattle - anything can happen and there have been numerous times the better team has lost the SB

all things being equal - Denver is the 'better' team - the only way for Seattle to beat Denver is for the Broncos to not play as well as they can

looking forward to a good game and hopefully seeing the best team in the NFL get a victory here

[DarthMonk]

I'm thinking Denver has a defense too.

SEA has a clear edge on defense in PPG (10) and YPG (83). Teams are almost dead even in turnovers forced. DEN actually ranks just ahead of SEA against the run.

DEN has a clear edge on offense. They outscore the league average by about 2 TDs.

I see DEN stuffing Lynch like they stuffed Blount and making Wilson beat them.

I see Manning coming to the line w/over 20 seconds on the play clock and finding a matchup he likes. He is also more willing to audible to a run when it is there than any QB in the league.

Barring goofy bounces and such, the only way I see Seattle winning is in a cold rain with significant wind or simply a harsh wind. A 38 degree day with 5 mph or less and I see Manning picking them apart.

Whether I'm right or not, it's about the Off. vs. Def matchups. Though SEA clearly has the more awesome D, Den clearly has the more awesome O, their D does not suck, and I think their O vs. the SEA D is a better matchup than the SEA O vs. the DEN D.

I'm ignoring specials. Should be a wash.

DarthMonk

[SkinsJock]

I see this as Peyton has a better chance against a very good Seattle secondary and overall a good, all round defense than Russell Wilson and M. Lynch against the Broncos defense that managed to negate Tom Brady and some RB called Blount that everybody was raving about

Before last weekend's games - Blount was being looked at as NE's ticket to the SB

Lynch has proven that he's a good RB but last Friday he was not in the same league as Blount after his previous 2 weeks

it's as simple as that - who has the better QB?

they have to play the game but most times the team with the better QB wins the game

Russell Wilson is not even close to being as good a manager of the game as Peyton Manning

you are taking a big chance picking the Seahawks and you're hoping the better team does not show up - that's just stupid

[Deadskins]

I really thought you were going to take Seattle, CT. Like I said, I've been going back and forth all week. I finally decided, defense wins championships, and bad weather (I knocked a FG off my original score) favored Seattle. Still, I have this nagging suspicion that the refs (aka Mara) want Manning to get another ring.

I'm actually rooting for Denver, because I don't want to see the Seahawks win.

Oh well, good luck, CT.

I went back and forth, for that same reason... I think, generally, "Defense wins championships" is true... but this is Peyton Manning... who has two weeks to prepare.
Denver's defense is not bad, either... and Seattle would also have an uphill climb. I think it will be relatively low scoring (for a Denver game) due to Seattle's D... but I don't see Seattle's offense doing enough to overcome.

Yeah, I probably screwed up. I should have picked on Thursday when I was on the same logic path as you.

[DarthMonk]

Nevertheless ... wind is a factor in this stadium more often than not.

[Deadskins]

Nevertheless ... wind is a factor in this stadium more often than not.

I don't think it's as bad as the previous stadium.

[DarthMonk]

Nevertheless ... wind is a factor in this stadium more often than not.

I don't think it's as bad as the previous stadium.

You mean the place where the Redskins lost the NFC Championship 17-0 and never kicked off?